Envelop



C. L. ROBINSON.

ENVELOP.

APELICATION F|L ED 1,111.20. |919.

Patented Maf. 15, 1921.

UNITED STATES CHARLES L. ROBINSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ENVELOP.'

Specification of yLetters Patent.

Patented naif. 15,1921.

Application led January 20, 1919. Serial No. 272.119.

To all whom it mar concern:

Be it known that CHARLES Il. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, New York, have invented certain Improvements in Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to receptacles; and the object of my invention is to provide a carrier or container for buttons or other small accessories designed to be sold with or attached to ready-made garments.

It is a quite common practice in the sale of ready-made garments, particularly clothing for children, small boys and the like, to provide extra buttons, and the usual practice is to place them in an envelop and tie this envelop to a buttonhole or button of the garment. Such arrangement requires the addition of string to the envelop or other form of container whereby it may be attached to the garment. I propose to overcome this d iiculty by providing an envelop which may have one or more slots whereby it may be directly fastened to a button of the garment.

These and other features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view illustrating one form of envelop provided with an elongated slot whereby it may be buttoned over a button of a garment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lower part of an envelop showing the slot in a different position.

Fig. 3, is a similar view showing an envelop in which the body is provided with a slot extending in one direction and the Hap is provided with a slot extending in the opposition direction which, when the flap is set over the envelop, provides a small registering aperture adapted to accommodate the thread or other means employed to fasten a button to the garment.

Fig. 4, is a perspective view illustrating an envelop of the type shown in Fig. 3, with the flap open to show a reinforce for the fold of the same.

Fig. 5, is a sectional view of the envelop shown in Fig. 3, when in use, and Fig. 6, is a view illustrating a further modification within the scope of my invention.

In Fig. l, of the drawings, 1 represents the body of the envelop, which may have a single slot 2 passing through both the flap 3 and said body when the Hap is in place, providing means whereby the envelop may be buttoned over a button of a coat or other garment.

Fig. 2, shows a similar form of envelop with a single slot 2a passing through the bottom of the same at the opposite end of the flap; the flap in such instance being sealed so as to retain the contents of the envelop against accidental removal or spilling. The slot shown in Fig. 1, is laterally disposed with respect to the envelop, while that shown in Fig. 2, is disposed longitudinally of the same, and it will be understood, of course, that the slot may be disposed in any direction with respect to the envelop desired.

In Figs. 3, 4 and 5, I have shown a form of envelop in which the flap 3 is provided with a slot 2b extending in one direction and the envelop body 1 is provided with a slot 2- extending in another direction, so that when the flap is in position and the two slots are superposed, a small registering opening 4 will be provided suicient to accommodate the fastening means 5 for the button 6. In addition, the use of such form of envelop will keep the flap closed so that there will be no danger of the contents spilling.

As may be understood, the envelope may be made of any suitable material,-paper, fabric, or a combination of paper and fabric. They will be usually of relatively small size, although that matter will be largely determined by the character of the contents and the amount thereof.

If desired, the Hap of theenvelop may be reinforced by a layer of fabric, linen or the like, as indicated at 7 in Fig. 4, to insure that it will not readily break away from the body of the envelop proper and, if desired, the fabric reinforce may be of such dimensions that the slot in the fiap may be formed in and through the same as illustrated at ''a in Fig. 6, and, if desired, the body may also be provided with a fabric reinforce through which its slot may be formed, as indicated by the dotted lines at 7b, Fig.- 6.

While particular reference is made to the use of this envelop container for buttons and other accessories for boys clothing and the like, it will be understood that it may be employed for other things, among which ma be mentioned keys to be attached to articles of furniture.

I claim: 2. An envelop serving as a container and l. An envelop having a slot in the body having a plurality of superposed slots lying and a slot in the Hap; said slots lying in dil in different directions and adapted to pr0- 10 ferent directions and adapted, when the flap vide a small registering aperture accommo- 5 is closed over the envelop, to provide a sinall dating the fastening means for a button.

registering` aperture accommodating the fastening means for a button. GHAS. L. ROBINSON, 

